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Carpentry Tools and Their Uses – Part 2
Here we go again! The Measurement/Clamping and Safety issue. The previous edition is here for your convenience. Tape Measure A convenient way to measure accurately. Tapes are designed to hook onto material if needed and are used for measuring: Material sizes Gap sizes Height sizes Diagnoals Whatever else you want to measure Square (Try) Squares…
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Carpentry Tools and Their Uses (with Pictures) #1
A fun and concise guide for carpentry tools and their uses… with .Gifs! Tenon Saw The saw used for cutting wood straight. It’s backed with a strong material (typically brass) to ensure it stays straight. Coping Saw The Coping saw is used to cut shapes out of wood. The blade is thin to allow it…
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Compound and Mitre Saw Buying Guide
NOTE: This guide is my opinion, taken from my experience. I really recommend you go to the shop and try the saw before you buy, but if you are in a hurry here is my best pick. This article uses sponsored links. Versitile, quick and accurate… Three words that come to mind when I think…
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Sharpening Stones for Chisels and Plane Blades
I wrote this because I want you to know how good diamond stones are. Don’t buy anything else! You can see the one that I use and recommend for sharpening many chisels and plane blades quickly here. This is a summary of my experience using different sharpening stones for chisels and plane blades. I did…
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Which is My Best Hand Router Plane? My Verdict.
Hinges, housings, and rebates For me, woodworking is well described by the hand router plane. It’s a job that needs to be done right, but only woodworkers care about the bottom and the inside of the join… Nobody else will see it. I have three different makes of hand router planes in the shop. And…
